Movie Description
World War Two: 1942 and Hitler's Soft Underbelly
(2012)Overview
The British fought the Second World War to defeat Hitler. This film asks why, then, did they spend so much of the conflict battling through North Africa and Italy? Historian David Reynolds reassesses Winston Churchill's conviction that the Mediterranean was the 'soft underbelly' of Hitler's Europe. Travelling to Egypt and Italian battlefields like Cassino, scene of some of the worst carnage in western Europe, he shows how, in reality, the 'soft underbelly' became a dark and dangerous obsession for Churchill. Reynolds reveals a prime minister very different from the jaw-jutting bulldog of Britain's 'finest hour' in 1940 - a leader who was politically vulnerable at home, desperate to shore up a crumbling British empire abroad, losing faith in his army and even ready to deceive his American allies if it might delay fighting head to head against the Germans in northern France. The film marks the seventieth anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein in 1942.
Featured Crew
- Director : Russell Barnes
- Producer : Simon Berthon
- Cast : David Reynolds
Cast
Himself
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Facts
Original TitleWorld War Two: 1942 and Hitler's Soft Underbelly
Status Released
Release Information
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2012-10-15
Original LanguageEnglish
Genres
- Documentary
- War